Malaysia Ramsar wetland
Kuching Wetlands National Park
158 bird species recorded; the most in August.
User:Beavittw · CC BY-SA 3.0
This month here
78 species in January.77 species in February.34 species in March.73 species in April.71 species in May.83 species in June.86 species in July.109 species in August.35 species in September.51 species in October.40 species in November.60 species in December.
The birds you are most likely to see in the month you choose, those that come for the season first. It opens on today's month.
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- Resident all year
- Summer visitor comes to breed
- Winter visitor comes for the winter
- Passage migrant in spring and autumn
In numbers
158 species, counted.
Our own rating, from the records only: species (50 points), threatened species (20), migrants (20) and protected status — Ramsar, IBA, SPA, observatory (10).
- 158Speciesrecorded more than once
- 55Migrantssummer, winter or passage visitors
- 4ThreatenedVulnerable, Endangered or Critically Endangered (IUCN)
- 1,738Recordsopen records within 6 km
- 8Raptors
- 9Waders
- 7Gulls & seabirds
- 6Herons, ibises & grebes
- 1Storks & cranes
- 76Songbirds
- 51Other birds
From open records (eBird and others, through GBIF, licensed for any use). More birdwatchers mean more records: a quiet place may have more birds than it shows.
The checklist
All 158 species.
By group, with the year in twelve cells: the darker the cell, the more often the bird is recorded that month.
Raptors8 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-bellied Sea-EagleHaliaeetus leucogaster
- Brahminy KiteHaliastur indus
- Crested Serpent EagleSpilornis cheela
- Changeable Hawk-EagleNisaetus cirrhatus
- OspreyPandion haliaetus
- Crested Honey BuzzardPernis ptilorhynchus
- Black-thighed FalconetMicrohierax fringillarius
- Lesser Fish EagleIcthyophaga humilisNT
Waders9 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Common SandpiperActitis hypoleucos
- Eurasian WhimbrelNumenius phaeopus
- Terek SandpiperXenus cinereus
- Kentish PloverCharadrius alexandrinus
- Greater Sand PloverCharadrius leschenaultii
- RedshankTringa totanus
- Pacific Golden PloverPluvialis fulva
- Far Eastern CurlewNumenius madagascariensis
- Eurasian CurlewNumenius arquataNT
Gulls & seabirds7 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Great Crested-TernThalasseus bergii
- Little TernSternula albifrons
- Gull-billed TernGelochelidon nilotica
- Bridled TernOnychoprion anaethetus
- Black-naped TernSterna sumatrana
- Whiskered TernChlidonias hybrida
- Lesser Crested TernThalasseus bengalensis
Herons, ibises & grebes6 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Striated HeronButorides striata
- Great White EgretArdea alba
- Little EgretEgretta garzetta
- Egretta intermediaEgretta intermedia
- Chinese EgretEgretta eulophotesVU
- Reef HeronEgretta sacra
Storks & cranes1 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Lesser Adjutant StorkLeptoptilos javanicusNT
Songbirds76 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- Pacific SwallowHirundo javanica
- Asian Glossy StarlingAplonis panayensis
- Eurasian Tree SparrowPasser montanus
- Olive-winged BulbulPycnonotus plumosus
- Ashy TailorbirdOrthotomus ruficeps
- Dusky MuniaLonchura fuscans
- Plain-throated SunbirdAnthreptes malacensis
- Yellow-vented BulbulPycnonotus goiavier
- Orange-bellied FlowerpeckerDicaeum trigonostigma
- Asian Red-eyed BulbulPycnonotus brunneus
- Rufous-tailed TailorbirdOrthotomus sericeus
- Malaysian Pied FantailRhipidura javanica
- Greater Racket-tailed DrongoDicrurus paradiseus
- Yellow-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus maculatus
- Common IoraAegithina tiphia
- Little SpiderhunterArachnothera longirostra
- Rubigula erythropthalmosRubigula erythropthalmos
- Artamus leucorhynchosArtamus leucorhynchos
- Black-and-red BroadbillCymbirhynchus macrorhynchos
- Copper-throated SunbirdLeptocoma calcostetha
- Green IoraAegithina viridissimaNT
- Plain SunbirdAnthreptes simplex
- Streaked BulbulIxos malaccensisNT
- Bold-striped Tit-BabblerMacronus bornensis
- Pied TrillerLalage nigra
- Ruby-cheeked SunbirdChalcoparia singalensis
- Crimson SunbirdAethopyga siparaja
- Lesser CuckooshrikeCoracina fimbriata
- Chestnut-winged BabblerStachyris erythroptera
- Purple-naped SunbirdHypogramma hypogrammicum
- Buff-vented BulbulIole olivacea
- Barn swallowHirundo rustica
- Black-and-yellow BroadbillEurylaimus ochromalusNT
- Black-winged Flycatcher-shrikeHemipus hirundinaceus
- Asian Fairy-bluebirdIrena puella
- Scaly-crowned BabblerMalacopteron cinereum
- Yellow-rumped FlowerpeckerPrionochilus xanthopygius
- Lesser Green LeafbirdChloropsis cyanopogonNT
- Platysmurus aterrimusPlatysmurus aterrimus
- Dark-throated OrioleOriolus xanthonotus
- Common MynaAcridotheres tristis
- Rufous-winged PhilentomaPhilentoma pyrhoptera
- Cream-vented BulbulPycnonotus simplex
- Yellow-bellied BulbulAlophoixus phaeocephalus
- Black-naped MonarchHypothymis azurea
- Scarlet-breasted FlowerpeckerPrionochilus thoracicusNT
- Scarlet MinivetPericrocotus speciosus
- Van Hasselt's SunbirdLeptocoma brasiliana
- Rubigula cyaniventrisRubigula cyaniventris
- Long-billed SpiderhunterArachnothera robusta
- Grey-cheeked BulbulAlophoixus bres
- Yellow-bellied PriniaPrinia flaviventris
- White-chested BabblerTrichastoma rostratum
- Stachyris nigricollisStachyris nigricollisNT
- Chestnut MuniaLonchura atricapilla
- Hairy-backed BulbulTricholestes criniger
- Mangrove WhistlerPachycephala cinerea
- Hume's White-eyeZosterops auriventer
- Swinhoe's White-eyeZosterops simplex
- Scarlet-backed FlowerpeckerDicaeum cruentatum
- Grey-chested Jungle FlycatcherRhinomyias umbratilis
- Javan Black-capped BabblerPellorneum capistratum
- Rufous-crowned BabblerMalacopteron magnumNT
- Lanius schachLanius schach
- Bornean BristleheadPityriasis gymnocephalaVU
- Grey-breasted SpiderhunterArachnothera affinis
- Bornean Blue FlycatcherCyornis superbus
- White-rumped ShamaCopsychus malabaricus
- Stachyris maculataStachyris maculataNT
- Spice FinchLonchura punctulata
- Muscicapa latirostrisMuscicapa latirostris
- Spotted FantailRhipidura perlata
- Large WoodshrikeTephrodornis virgatus
- Grey-breasted SpiderhunterArachnothera modesta
- Olive-backed SunbirdCinnyris jugularis
- White-bellied ErpornisErpornis zantholeuca
Other birds51 species
JFMAMJJASOND
- White-collared KingfisherTodiramphus chloris
- Plume-toed SwiftletCollocalia affinis
- Red-crowned BarbetPsilopogon rafflesiiNT
- Stork-billed KingfisherPelargopsis capensis
- Grey-rumped TreeswiftHemiprocne longipennis
- Pink-necked Green-PigeonTreron vernans
- Long-tailed ParakeetPsittacula longicaudaVU
- Blue-crowned Hanging-ParrotLoriculus galgulus
- Black-backed Dwarf KingfisherCeyx erithacaNT
- Blue-eared BarbetPsilopogon duvaucelii
- Eastern Spotted DoveSpilopelia chinensis
- Blue-throated Bee-eaterMerops viridis
- White-rumped WoodpeckerMeiglyptes tristis
- White-breasted WaterhenAmaurornis phoenicurus
- Greater CoucalCentropus sinensis
- Zanclostomus curvirostrisZanclostomus curvirostris
- Bornean Brown BarbetCaloramphus fuliginosus
- Violet CuckooChrysococcyx xanthorhynchus
- Great ArgusArgusianus argusVU
- House SwiftApus nipalensis
- Ruddy KingfisherHalcyon coromanda
- Gold-whiskered BarbetPsilopogon chrysopogon
- Raffles's MalkohaRhinortha chlorophaea
- Plaintive CuckooCacomantis merulinus
- Rhopodytes diardiRhopodytes diardi
- Blue-eared KingfisherAlcedo meninting
- Rock DoveColumba livia
- Zebra DoveGeopelia striata
- Common Emerald DoveChalcophaps indica
- Rhopodytes sumatranusRhopodytes sumatranus
- Silver-rumped SpinetailRhaphidura leucopygialis
- Edible-nest SwiftletAerodramus fuciphagus
- Rufous PiculetSasia abnormis
- Green Imperial-PigeonDucula aeneaNT
- Rufous WoodpeckerMicropternus brachyurus
- Little Green PigeonTreron olax
- Oriental DollarbirdEurystomus orientalis
- Red-throated BarbetPsilopogon mystacophanosNT
- Rufous collared kingfisherActenoides concretusNT
- Whiskered TreeswiftHemiprocne comata
- Banded Bay CuckooCacomantis sonneratii
- Red-naped TrogonHarpactes kasumbaNT
- Banded KingfisherLacedo pulchella
- Asian Palm-swiftCypsiurus balasiensis
- Needle-tailed SwiftHirundapus caudacutus
- Orange-backed WoodpeckerReinwardtipicus validus
- Blue-rumped ParrotPsittinus cyanurusNT
- Large-tailed NightjarCaprimulgus macrurus
- Common FlamebackDinopium javanense
- Scarlet-rumped TrogonHarpactes duvauceliiNT
- Banded WoodpeckerChrysophlegma miniaceum
Monthly presence relative to all bird records that month, so a busy month does not inflate every species.
When to go
The most species in August.
Species recorded in each month, with the usual temperature and rain.
- Jan27°/23°488 mm
- Feb27°/23°344 mm
- Mar28°/24°228 mm
- Apr28°/24°232 mm
- May28°/25°213 mm
- Jun28°/24°204 mm
- Jul28°/24°199 mm
- Aug28°/24°186 mm
- Sep28°/24°215 mm
- Oct28°/24°309 mm
- Nov28°/24°321 mm
- Dec27°/24°443 mm
- Bar: species recorded that month.
- Temperature: average maximum / minimum (NASA, 1991–2020).
- Rain: monthly total.
The place
Kuching Wetlands National Park.
National park in Malaysia
Kuching Wetlands National Park is a wetland of international importance (Ramsar) in Malaysia.
158 bird species have been recorded here more than once, in 1,738 open records.
The most recorded are the Pacific Swallow, the White-collared Kingfisher and the White-bellied Sea-Eagle.
29 species come for the summer, 26 for the winter and 0 only pass through.
4 are threatened worldwide, including Long-tailed Parakeet, Great Argus and Chinese Egret.
The most species are recorded in August.
Get there and watch
- Blue Poolcampsite · 12 km · 1 within 10 km
- The Culvertplace to stay · 8.8 km · 25 within 10 km
- Metro City New Townshipnearest town · 14 km in a straight line
- Kuching International Airport (KCH)nearest airport with scheduled flights · 25 km in a straight lineCar hire at KCH airport (Kuching)Discover Cars · sponsored link↗
Plan the visit
A guided walk, a bed nearby, a car.
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From above
The place and its surroundings.
The satellite image of the 6 × 6 km around the place, with the bird hides, towers and trails that OpenStreetMap shows.
Around, in OpenStreetMap
- 1campsites within 10 kmBlue Pool
- 25places to stay within 10 kmThe Culvert, Damai Puri Resort & Spa, Permai Rainforest Resort and 22 more
- bird hides within 6 km
- observation towers within 6 km
- marked trails within 4 km
- visitor centres within 6 km
- viewpoints within 5 km
- car parks within 3 km
- restaurants and cafés within 3 km
Counted in OpenStreetMap, the map anyone can edit. A low number may just mean nobody has mapped it yet.
In our other atlases
Around Kuching Wetlands National Park.
The lakes, beaches, islands, rivers and mountains around this place, and its night sky, in the family's atlases.
Peakyas18 mountains within 25 kmMount Santubong810 m · 11 kmGunung Serapi911 m · 13 kmGunung Berendang550 m · 19 kmMount Singai · 22 kmGunung Andau · 23 kmGunung Senari · 23 kmGunung Jernang · 23 kmGunung Goebilt · 24 km
Coastya6 beaches within 10 kmTelok Simpor · 4.1 kmPasir Soniong · 5.6 kmPasir Sengki · 5.6 kmPasir Pandak · 6.8 kmTelok Tekajong · 9.3 kmTelok Biawak · 9.3 km
Figures from the sister sites' databases (Wikidata, HydroATLAS, GeoNames, OpenStreetMap). Links open when each site is online.
Photographs
The place, as people saw it.
Where these figures come from
| Name and type | Wikidata (Q6441519) · CC0 |
|---|---|
| Birds | 1,738 open bird records within 6 km (GBIF, CC0 and CC BY 4.0 only; mostly eBird, Cornell Lab of Ornithology) |
| See these records | gbif.org |
| Species | GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0; Wikidata (CC0); Wikimedia Commons |
| Altitude | Copernicus DEM GLO-30 · © DLR e.V., © Airbus Defence and Space GmbH, Copernicus/ESA |
| Temperature and rain | NASA POWER (CERES SYN1deg, 2001–2020; MERRA-2) |
| What is around | © OpenStreetMap contributors · ODbL |
| Images | EOX Sentinel-2 cloudless 2016 · CC BY 4.0; Wikimedia Commons |
| Sister atlases | Peakyas, Islandyas, Coastya |
Every figure is an average, an estimate or a count from a public dataset. Licences and methods: data sources.
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